Carica chilensis

(Planch. ex A. DC.) Solms

Palo gordo

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is edible.

It is a tropical plant.

Chile, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tropical tree in the Caricaceae family. This species is at risk.

There are at least 22-40 species of Carica. It is an at risk species.

Names & Synonyms

Papaya chilensis (Planch. ex A. DC.) KuntzeVasconcellea chilensis Planch. ex A. DC.

References (6)

H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6a):98. 1894
Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 900
Leon-Lobos, P., et al, 2022, Patterns of Traditional and Modern Uses of Wild Edible Native Plants of Chile: Challenges and Future Perspectives. Plants (Basel) v 11 (6) Table S1
Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 90 (As Carica chilensis)
Miller, 1982, Caricaceae. J. Arnold Arboretum Volume 63(1): 420 (As Carica chilensis)
Storey, W. B., 1979, Pineapple, in Simmonds N.W.,(ed), Crop Plant Evolution. Longmans. London. p 21